Bath (and the reinvention of spa sociability) [ Cities / Politics & Society ]
… 6 Taking the Bath waters In the eighteenth century, taking the waters did not simply mean bathing but it also involved drinking them (Cossic, Bath , 31-32). 7 The Pump Room, originally a rather rudimentary establishment, became the …
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